Thanks Leo, but I am most certainly not amazing. Just an outspoken guy who often speaks before thinking and so far been lucky.
The original text? You mean the text from my blog? On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Wong Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Leigh , > > I have to read your post by using google translation now ,even I could not > read it by using proxy , butSO I am reading it in Chinese now ! > > remember I was talking about the dragon story in Chinese , it really bring > me back to home > > If you can ,would you please send me the orignial English version so I can > read maybe translation it into Chinese and post it on the web somewhere so > more people can read > > you are amazing > > Leo > > 2008/9/18 Wayne Mackintosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Good question, >> >> I'd suggest posting that on the freedomdefined site and lets see how they >> respond. >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com on behalf of Leigh Blackall >> Sent: Wed 9/17/2008 10:36 PM >> To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com >> Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: another text on OER, but not an OER!! >> >> Yes, you are right.. I am, as always impatient :) >> >> I wonder though - given that the discussion page shows a fair number of >> unresolved or threads without closure, how we will determine consensus and >> take action on that paragraph...? >> >> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Wayne Mackintosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >wrote: >> >> > Hi Leigh, >> > >> > My own experience with the open movement is that nothing is cut and dry. >> > The success and survival of the top open projects depend on community >> > support, listening and feeling the pulse of the community. >> > >> > Openness and the willingness to adapt, refine and get better without >> > compromising core vales is what feeds and sustains successful open >> projects. >> > With every open project there is always the opportunity to fork. The >> risk >> > with forking is the challenge of achieving critical mass for >> sustainability. >> > It's a self-organising system. >> > >> > WikiEducator is an important and significant community in the global OER >> > space -- the fact that Erik has opened the discussion is a testament to >> our >> > contribution to the freedom culture but also a validation of the >> openness of >> > the free cultural works definition. >> > >> > I don't see this as a "cut and dry" scenario rather an opportunity to >> make >> > a positive contribution to what we collectively are trying to achieve. >> The >> > real test will be whether the WikiEducator community and others take up >> the >> > opportunity in changing the world for the better :-). >> > >> > Cheers >> > Wayne >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com on behalf of Leigh Blackall >> > Sent: Wed 9/17/2008 9:35 PM >> > To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com >> > Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: another text on OER, but not an OER!! >> > >> > Have also added my bit to the discussion page... seems pretty cut and >> dry >> > though. Not sure what needs to be discussed, but let's see and I guess >> its >> > only polite. >> > >> > Randy said: How ironic! Someone should write an opinion piece in a >> highly >> > > regarded publication to draw attention to the irony, and some might >> say, >> > > hypocrisy. >> > >> > >> > Well, mine may not be highly regarded but it is read by 3000 people a >> > month. >> > (scarey I know!) When is an OER not an >> > OER?< >> http://learnonline.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/whens-an-oer-not-an-oer/> >> > >> > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Wayne Mackintosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >wrote: >> > >> > > Thanks Erik, >> > > >> > > I've posted some feedback on the preamble here: >> > > >> > > http://freedomdefined.org/Talk:Definition#Preamble_for_1.1 >> > > >> > > Appreciate your speedy response in opening up the discussion again. A >> > > testament to the open approach. Lets hope that the WikiEducator >> community >> > > will be active in helping with contributions to refine the definition. >> > > >> > > Here's your opportunity :-) >> > > >> > > Cheers >> > > Wayne >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com on behalf of Erik Moeller >> > > Sent: Wed 9/17/2008 8:03 PM >> > > To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com >> > > Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: another text on OER, but not an OER!! >> > > >> > > >> > > I've rebooted the discussion and invited some of the contributors to >> > > the definition to participate: >> > > >> > > http://freedomdefined.org/Talk:Definition#Preamble_for_1.1 >> > > -- >> > > Erik Möller >> > > Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation >> > > >> > > Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > Leigh Blackall >> > +64(0)21736539 >> > skype - leigh_blackall >> > SL - Leroy Goalpost >> > http://learnonline.wordpress.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Leigh Blackall >> +64(0)21736539 >> skype - leigh_blackall >> SL - Leroy Goalpost >> http://learnonline.wordpress.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > HELP 项目论坛 > https://groups.google.com/group/helpelephantsliveproject > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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